m6gd.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M6gd family

The m6gd.2xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton2 Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.2416 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64aws graviton
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$0.3616

$264/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.154

−57% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.2278

−37% vs on-demand

m6gd.2xlarge price by region

36 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia$0.2416$0.0608$0.1522$0.1044
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.2416$0.1015$0.1522$0.1044
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.3616$0.154$0.2278$0.1562
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.3616$0.1216$0.2278$0.1562
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.3616$0.1282$0.2278$0.1562
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.3797–$0.2392$0.164
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.384$0.1327$0.2436$0.1642
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.3842–$0.2427$0.1652
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$0.3842–$0.2427$0.1652
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.4032$0.1451$0.254$0.1742
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.4032$0.1805$0.254$0.1742
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.4032$0.1652$0.254$0.1742
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.4032$0.1164$0.254$0.1742
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.4192$0.1782$0.2641$0.1811
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$0.4212–––
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.4224$0.0979$0.2661$0.1825
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.4224$0.1347$0.2661$0.1825
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.4234$0.1595$0.2667$0.1829
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.424$0.1336$0.2688$0.1858
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.436$0.1411$0.273$0.1901
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.4432$0.1274$0.2792$0.1915
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.4435$0.0908$0.2794$0.1916
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.4448$0.0743$0.2774$0.1922
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.452$0.0604$0.2856$0.1944
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.452$0.1674$0.2856$0.1944
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.456$0.0939$0.2856$0.1944
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.456$0.2046$0.2856$0.1944
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.4576–$0.2883$0.1977
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.4576–$0.2883$0.1977
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.4672$0.1461$0.2943$0.2018
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.468$0.1877$0.294$0.203
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$0.4788–––
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.4796$0.0997$0.3003$0.2091
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.48$0.0991$0.3024$0.2074
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.496$0.0764$0.3125$0.2143
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.576$0.0893$0.349$0.2488

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
AWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU vendor
AWS Graviton
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
2.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
475 GB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 475 NVMe SSD
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
m6gd.2xlarge
Family
M6gd
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
36 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.2416/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 4500 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
51%

m6gd.2xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs m6gd.2xlarge
AWSm6gd.2xlarge832 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.3616–
AzureD8pds v5832 GiBAmpere Altra$0.3620%
D8pds v6832 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.367+1%
Google Cloudc4a-standard-8-lssd832 GiBGoogle Axion$0.4825+33%
n4a-standard-8832 GiBGoogle Axion$0.308-15%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8x86 CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+16%
Linode 32GBx86 CPU · burstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-20%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gbx86 CPU832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-55%
vx1-g-8c-32g-480sx86 CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.306-15%

M6gd family sizes

all about M6gd→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
m6gd.medium14 GiB59 GB NVME$0.0452$33.00$0.0191$0.0285
m6gd.large28 GiB118 GB NVME$0.0904$65.99$0.0418$0.057
m6gd.xlarge416 GiB237 GB NVME$0.1808$132$0.0846$0.1139
m6gd.2xlarge832 GiB475 GB NVME$0.3616$264$0.154$0.2278
m6gd.4xlarge1664 GiB950 GB NVME$0.7232$528$0.3419$0.4556
m6gd.8xlarge32128 GiB1.9 TB NVME$1.446$1,056$0.6721$0.9112
m6gd.12xlarge48192 GiB2.9 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.17$1,584$0.8419$1.367
m6gd.16xlarge64256 GiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.893$2,112$1.209$1.823
m6gd.metal64256 GiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.893$2,112$1.302$1.823

Similar instance types on AWS

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m6gd.2xlarge FAQ

How much does m6gd.2xlarge cost?

m6gd.2xlarge costs $0.3616 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $264 per month. Across 36 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.2416 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.576 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.154 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.2278 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m6gd.2xlarge have?

m6gd.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton2 Processor. It is a general purpose instance type in the M6gd family.

What is the cheapest region for m6gd.2xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.2416 per hour for Linux on demand, 33% less than US East (N. Virginia). m6gd.2xlarge is sold in 36 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of m6gd.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D8pds v5 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.362/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4a-standard-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.4825/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-4c-32gb (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.164/hour in New Jersey).